Munster, Moselle
Appearance
Munster | |
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![]() A general view of Munster | |
Coordinates: 48°54′58″N 6°54′24″E / 48.9161°N 6.9067°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Moselle |
Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
Canton | Le Saulnois |
Intercommunality | CC Saulnois |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yves Kesseler |
Area 1 | 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |
Population (1999) | 197 |
• Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 57494 /57670 |
Elevation | 217–248 m (712–814 ft) (avg. 235 m or 771 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Munster (German: Münster, Lothringian: Minschder) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Demographics
Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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Population | 238 | 238 | 227 | 243 | 230 | 197 |
From the year 1968 on: No double counting—residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) are counted only once. |
Architecture
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Notable buildings include the 13th-century Saint Nicholas Collegiate Roman Catholic church (collégiale Saint-Nicolas). Some of the church's features were replicated in the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver, Colorado.
See also
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Munster (Moselle).
- Munster at l'Institut géographique national[permanent dead link]
- Munster at Insee
- Munster on Quid
- The other communes nearest to Munster
- Munster shown on a map of France[permanent dead link]